Review: Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland

Blood of the Demon is the second book in Diana Rowland’s Kara Gillian series from Bantam books. Click here for more information (post is from our Kiaras Festivus giveaway in February). Visit the author here.

The Blurb

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL, MAN AND DEMON, SHE’S ABOUT TO FACE THE ONE THING SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE.
Welcome to the world of Kara Gillian, a cop with a gift. Not only does she have the power of “othersight” to see what most people can’t even imagine, but she’s become the exclusive summoner of a demon lord. Or maybe it’s the other way around. The fact is, with two troublesome cases on her docket and a handsome FBI agent under her skin, Kara needs the help of sexy, insatiable Lord Rhyzkahl more than he needs her. Because these two victims, linked by suspicious coincidence, haven’t just been murdered. Something has eaten their souls.

It’s a case with roots in the arcane, but whose evil has flowered among the rich, powerful, and corrupt in Beaulac, Louisiana. And as the killings continue, Kara soon realizes how much there’s still to learn about demons, men, and things that kill in the night—and how little time she has to learn it.

Rapid-Fire Review

Rowland proves the strength of her debut was not a one-hit wonder in this second installment of the Kara Gillian series. The mystery is bigger, the stakes are higher, and Kara has even fewer resources to turn to than before. (And we get to see more demons! Not a bad thing…)

This time I figured out “whodunit” early, but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story one bit.